Maintenance Reliability Supervisor

About the role

The Essity Global Supply Chain/Manufacturing team in North America is looking for an experienced Maintenance Reliability Supervisor. This position will work out of our manufacturing facility in Neenah, WI. A key member of the Resource Support Team, the Maintenance Reliability Supervisor will determine, build consensus for, and implement changes to equipment and processes to further improve production, product cost and reliability meeting functional requirements while also satisfying company expectations for usability, manageability, maintainability and cost. The MRL has the ability to forecast maintenance needs and execute work to meet timelines and budgets is a key responsibility. The Maintenance Reliability Supervisor is also responsible for the efficient and effective maintenance of manufacturing equipment and mobile equipment. We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage the Maintenance department in alignment with the strategic plan of the company
• Lead the successful application of Total Productive Maintenance throughout the facility
• Determine, build consensus for, and implement changes to equipment and processes to further improve production, product cost and reliability meeting functional requirements while also satisfying company expectations for usability, manageability, maintainability and cost
• The ability to forecast maintenance needs and execute work to meet timelines and budgets is a key responsibility
• Responsible for the efficient and effective maintenance of manufacturing equipment and mobile equipment
• Assist in the development of annual manufacturing maintenance budget, monitor expenditures, report variances to budget
• Assist in the design of and execution of preventive and predictive maintenance programs to optimize equipment life and minimize operating cost
• Monitor the vibration monitoring programs, including determination of machines for periodic/continuous monitoring, frequency of testing, route plans
• Understand and be able to direct the use of alternative condition monitoring technologies, such as acoustic emission, thermography, motor current and oil analysis
• Recommend field corrective actions, such as balancing, alignment and replacement of machine parts
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis
• Prepare reports for appropriate personnel on machine condition, recommend corrective action and report on the effectiveness of repairs
• Generate all departmental sop’s and act as training facilitator
• Implement a Failure Analysis Group
• Interface with predictive maintenance vendors
• Prevent machine failures by increasing awareness and condition monitoring performance